English Heritage sites near Wistanstow Parish
STOKESAY CASTLE
4 miles from Wistanstow Parish
Stokesay Castle is quite simply the finest and best preserved fortified medieval manor house in England.
CLUN CASTLE
9 miles from Wistanstow Parish
11th century Welsh Border castle with dramatic riverside location and extensive earthworks built to proclaim Norman dominance. Tall 13th century keep is unusually set on the side of its mound.
LANGLEY CHAPEL
10 miles from Wistanstow Parish
A small chapel tranquilly set all alone in charming countryside. Its atmospheric interior contains a perfect set of 17th-century timber furnishings, including a musicians' pew.
MITCHELL'S FOLD STONE CIRCLE
10 miles from Wistanstow Parish
A Bronze Age stone circle, the focus of many legends, set in dramatic moorland on Stapeley Hill. It once consisted of some 30 stones, 15 of which are still visible.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
11 miles from Wistanstow Parish
Twice the home of parliaments, this red sandstone shell of a semi-fortified tower house was built between 1284-93 by Bishop Burnell, Edward I's Lord Chancellor.
WIGMORE CASTLE
11 miles from Wistanstow Parish
One of the most important castles in the history of the Welsh Marches and major centre of power for over 500 years, hosting royalty on several occasions. Deliberately demolished during the Civil War.
Churches in Wistanstow Parish
Wistanstow: Holy Trinity
Wistanstow High Street
Wistanstow
Craven Arms
01588672303
We meet every Sunday
1st Sunday 8.00am BCP Holy Communion, 11.00am All-age Worship
2nd Sunday 11.00am Holy Communion
3rd Sunday 11.00am Holy Communion
4th Sunday 6.30pm BCP Sung Evensong
5th Sundays joint with the rest of the group (Please see porch for details).
Pubs in Wistanstow Parish
Affcot Lodge
Now offering accomodation only. The main entrance to the former pub and restaurant from the car park is closed. Bright yellow signs direct guests to the rear of the building. (May 2019)
Closed with construction work underway in the former...
Plough Inn
New management from March 2018. The Plough ws the brewery tap for the Wood's Brewery, thus beer miles are minimal since it is said that the product has only to travel some 10 yards from brewery to cellar. The Wood family bought the Plough (...
Station Inn
Marshbrook, SY6 6QE
(01694) 781208
stationinnmarshbrook.co.uk